All your fingernails grow with no convenient speed except broken one.

Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.

Truthsprings from argument amongst friends.

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, Beautiful old people are works of art.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

Imagination is useful as long as it remains practical.

Cheat me in the price but not in the goods i purchase.

Bytrying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.